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Restoring the Soul of Teacher Education: A Soulful Approach to External Pressure

Taken from the writing of a book entitled: Restoring Soul, Passion, and Purpose in Teacher Education: Contesting the Instrumentalization of Curriculum and Pedagogy Dr. Peter Grimmett | Professor Emeritus, SFU and UBC Wednesday, April 28, 2021 | 12:30 – 2:00 pm (PST) | via Zoom Faculty Host: Dr. William Pinar View the Seminar Poster Abstract During […]

Institute for Environmental Learning | Events

EARTH DAY 2021 Dr. Shannon Leddy (IEL Co-Chair) invites you to join The Institute for Environmental Learning, online events celebrating 50 years of Environmental Education. The Institute for Environmental Leaning (IEL) is a cutting-edge educational research group working towards a sustainable future for British Columbia (BC). Earth Day, Invited Panel | April 22nd Social […]

2021 EGS Conference

The 8th Education Graduate Students (EGS) Conference is an annual conference organized by the team of Peer Advisors at the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy (EDCP). This year’s conference has moved online due to the global pandemic. It took place on March 19, 2021. This conference’s primary purpose is to showcase the work undertaken […]

2020 Ted T Aoki Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in Curriculum Studies

Congratulations The 2020 Ted T Aoki Prize for Outstanding Dissertation in Curriculum Studies has been awarded to: Dr. Blake Smith | Supervisor: Dr. Rita Irwin Dissertation Title: Being Against Disappearance: A Photographic Inquiry Through an A/r/tographic Lens Dr. Joanne Mary Price | Supervisor: Dr. Susan Gerofsky Dissertation Title: Journeying with abeyance: A Welsh Cultural Approach […]

$UBC Virtual Family Math Fair$

UBC Virtual Family Math Fair

Each year the popular UBC Family Math and Science Day, organized by the UBC Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy and Faculty of Education, marks an exciting campus event. This year, due to our current COVID pandemic conditions, our day became a virtual event. The first Virtual Family Math Fair was held February 20, 2021 facilitated […]

16th Canadian Symposium – Highlights

The Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy hosted the 16th Canadian Symposium – Home Economics on February 27– 28, 2021. The Canadian Symposium on Home Economics Education has been held biennially since 1991 in various locations across Canada. This was the 30 year anniversary. Attended by over 70 delegates the Canadian Symposium on Home Economics […]

Mapping A/r/tography Exhibition Catalogue

Congratulations to Dr Rita L. Irwin, Principal Investigator and Nicole Y.S. Lee, Editor and Curator on the publication of the Mapping A/r/tography: Exhibition Catalogue, InSEA 2019 World Congress The Mapping A/r/tography Exhibition was held at The University of British Columbia during the InSEA 2019 World Congress. This exhibition featured ongoing artistic, pedagogical, and scholarly works […]

16th Canadian Symposium

Home Economics | Family Studies | Human Ecology | Family & Consumer Science Education: Issues & Directions Virtual Symposium | February 27-28, 2021 The Canadian Symposium on Home Economics Education will celebrate its 30 year anniversary on 2021. It continues to grow in its representation of Canadian home economists as well as increasingly drawing […]

Congratulations to Dr. Samson Nashon

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Samson Nashon on his reappointment as the Head of the Department of Curriculum & Pedagogy for a second five-year term beginning July 1, 2021. As a department, we look forward to five more years of carrying out our work under Dr. Nashon’s wise leadership.

Congratulations to Dr. Dónal O’Donoghue

Congratulations to Dr. Dónal O’Donoghue, Senior Editor of Studies in Art Education, on the publication of four issues of the journal in 2020. First published in 1959, Studies in Art Education is the leading research journal in the field of art education in North America and beyond. Studies in Art Educationpublishes research about art making, criticism, aesthetics, cultures, philosophies, histories, […]

InSEA 2019 World Congress | Highlights

INSEA 2019 | VANCOUVER BC CANADA MAKING Inspired by the rich potential of the International Society for Education through Art World Congress held at The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada in July 2019, the Making-Place International Postcard Exhibition captures the vitality, creativity and poetics of arts educator’s engagement, enthusiasm and evocations, prompting all viewers […]

The Worldliness of Jane Addams’ Cosmopolitan Education

Dr. William Pinar | Canada Research Chair, Faculty of Education, UBC January 13, 2010 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. | Green College, UBC View the Seminar Poster No recording permission Centre for Cross-Faculty Inquiry in Education (CCFI) COSMO/POLITICS NOTED SCHOLARS LECTURE SERIES CO-SPONSORED BY: College for Interdisciplinary Studies (CFIS), Critical Studies in Sexuality,Department of Curriculum […]

Promoting Active and Healthy Lifestyle through the Constructivist Approach: A Hong Kong Experience

Dr. Amy Ha (Chinese University of Hong Kong) Co-hosted by KIN and EDCP December 12, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scare 1214 View the Seminar Poster No recording available Abstract: This presentation based on research conducted on school children and teacher development in Hong Kong, discusses the local Physical Education curriculum reform in order to […]

Showcasing Research by EDCP Recent Ph.D. Graduates

Drs. Douglas Adler and Marian Archibald May 10th, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract: Dr. Douglas Adler | From Campus to Classroom: A study of elementary teacher candidates’ pedagogical content knowledge (Supervisor, Dr. S. Nashon) In this study, Dr. Adler explored a cohort of elementary teacher candidates’ […]

Launching the 2012-2013 Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy Seminar Series: Theorizing Pedagogy

Drs. L. Farr Darling, K. Meyer and J. Butler November 14, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scare 310 View the Seminar Poster No recording available Abstract: This seminar series will explore ‘pedagogy’ as it has been understood historically and as it is lived presently within educational institutions and beyond. Drawing on the thought of curriculum […]

Tracing Lines of Flights: Flows and Intensities of Children Drawing

Dr. Christine Marmé Thompson | School of Visual Arts, The Pennsylvania State University October 29, 2012 | 4:30 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No recording available Abstract: For young children, drawing is a performance: the marks they make are accompanied by gestures, sound effects, narratives, and movements that attract the attention of […]

Reform of Physical Education in China

Dr. Xiaozan Wang | East China Normal University September 27, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scare 2125 View the Seminar Poster No recording available Abstract: Dr. Wang’s areas of specialization include Physical Education Curriculum and Teaching Reform; Evaluation of Learning in Physical Education; Physical Education Teacher Education; Physique Monitoring and Management of Adolescents; Motor skill […]

Student teachers’ practical knowledge: how to approach the study of mentoring conversations

Dr. Juan-José Mena Marcos | University of Salamanca May 17th, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract: In the last two decades mentoring has been advocated as a genuine way to foster pre-service teachers’ development since it allows them to practice teaching under the supervision of their […]

Science Student Teachers’ Struggles with and Learning about ClassroomAction Research during Their Field Experiences

Dr. Chatree Faikhamta | Faculty of Education, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand April 4th, 2012 | 12:30-2:00 p.m. | Scarfe 310 View the Seminar Poster No Recording Permission Abstract: A key element in teacher education programs, action research is a learning process in which pre-service teachers inquire, reflect on and improve their teaching practices. This qualitative […]

Pinar Seminar Series 1 | 2011-2012

Curricula in their Historical Context: Curriculum Studies in Canada Pinar Seminar Series 1 Dr. William Pinar | “Disciplinarity and the Internationalization of Curriculum Studies” Abstract: The seminars in Canadian curriculum history, politics, and theory are created to showcase the latest work of Dr. William Pinar as a world-renowned scholar in our midst, together with visiting […]